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Mercury Glass Sphere

Set of Giant Mexican Modernism Mercury Glass Spheres
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Circa 1950, Made in Mexico we offer this Set of Giant Mexican Modernism Mercury Glass Spheres
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Vintage 1950s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures

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Art Glass

Rare Pair of Italian Mercury Glass Sphere Lamps, Excellent Condition
By Archimede Seguso
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Rare pair of Italian mercury glass sphere lamps in good condition.
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Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Wire

1960s Vintage Mexico Three Gold Globes Gazing Ball Spheres Blown Mercury Glass
By Luis Barragan
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Vintage 1960s Mexico Mercury Glass Three Gold Globes Gazing Ball Spheres 10 tall x Biggest 10
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Vintage 1960s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche

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Mercury Glass

1960s Three Colorful Globes Gazing Ball Spheres Hand Blown Mercury Glass Mexico
By Luis Barragan
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1960s Mexico three colorful globes gazing ball spheres hand blown mercury glass. Measures: Green 8
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Vintage 1960s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces

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Mercury Glass

1960s Set of Five Hand Blown Mercury Glass Gazing Spheres Mexico
By Luis Barragan
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1960s Set of Five Hand Blown Mercury Glass Gazing Spheres Mexico Largest 8 diameter x 8 h, smallest
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Mid-20th Century Mexican Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures

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Mercury Glass

Mid-Century Modern Mercury Glass Mirror Table Lamps, a Pair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of Mid-Century Modern mercury glass table lamps in a sphere shape. Gorgeous detail work. Just
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Mirror

Vintage Donghia Vetri D'arte Murano Seven Arm Chandelier
By Donghia
Located in Bridgeport, CT
chandelier with a graduated baluster form standard similar to mercury glass, capped with a sphere that
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Art Glass

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"Jingle Balls" Hand-Blown Mercury Glass Spheres
Located in Tongeren, BE
19th century mercury spheres, hand blown glass spheres with mercury insde, one extra large ball
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French Glass

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Blown Glass

Pair of Mercury Glass Spheres
Located in New York, NY
Pair of circa 1920's French mercury glass gazing spheres. 9.5 & 10.5" hts. Sold separately.
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Early 20th Century French Glass

Mercury Glass Sphere with Stands Collection
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Collection of 7 spheres featuring 2 in mercury glass and 5 glass. Six come with bases. The
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Vintage 1950s American More Desk Accessories

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Glass

Cobalt Blue Mercury Glass Lamps
Located in East Hampton, NY
Pair of blue mercury glass spheres made up as lamps with chrome base and hardware....
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Mid-20th Century Table Lamps

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Mercury Glass

Collection of Mercury Glass Hat Stands
Located in East Hampton, NY
Collection of Mercury Glass Spheres......antique hat stands..... 1 Large - 13.5"H x 8"Dia 3 Medium
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Mid-20th Century Mounted Objects

Mid-Century Modern Mercury Glass Table Lamp
Located in New Orleans, LA
with the depiction of gold and black Grecian figures, painted on the mercury glass sphere, the top
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Metal

A Midcentury Pair of Circular Mercury Glass Table Lamps
Located in Astoria, NY
A vintage pair of sphere shaped mercury glass table lamps. The lamps are in good vintage
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Mercury Glass

A 1950s Caterpillar Form Mercury Glass Table Lamp
Located in Bellport, NY
This very attractive Mercury Glass lamp has four spheres with a black base and white drum shade.
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Vintage 1970s American Table Lamps

STAINLESS STEEL SPHERE LAMP
Located in New York, NY
Old silver leaf patina finish wood base and beveled mercury glass. The stainless spheres are
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20th Century American Table Lamps

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Stainless Steel

STAINLESS STEEL SPHERE LAMP
H 24.5 in W 5 in D 5 in
Vintage French Mirrored Sphere on Wooden Stand
Located in High Point, NC
. Made in France in the 20th century, the composition has a graphic simplicity: a sphere of mercury glass
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20th Century French Folk Art Convex Mirrors

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Mirror, Wood

Mercury Glass Sphere Table Lamp
Located in San Francisco, CA
A striking antique mercury glass sphere, newly mounted as sculptural lighting on an antiqued brass
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2010s Table Lamps

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Brass

1980's Mexican Hand Blown Glass Decanter with Mercury Glass Sphere Stopper
Located in New York, NY
1980's Mexican handblown ribbed glass decanter bottle with mercury glass sphere bottle stopper.
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Late 20th Century Mexican International Style Bottles

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Blown Glass, Mercury Glass, Cork

Vintage 1950s Mexico Mercury Glass Globes Gazing Ball Spheres- set of 3
Located in Chula Vista, CA
For your consideration: Mid Century Modern Vintage Hand Blown Glass Globes Gazing Ball Spheres in
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Vintage 1950s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Globes

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Mercury Glass

Gold Mercury Glass German Kugel Globe Sphere Orb Christmas Ornament
Located in Clifton Forge, VA
This is a great example of a gold mercury glass German Kugel. Kugels (which means balls in German
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Antique Late 19th Century German Folk Art Historical Memorabilia

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Blown Glass

Massive Antique Blown Mercury Glass Gazing Ball on Pedestal
Located in Rochester, NY
Antique blown mercury glass garden sphere with beautifully aged oxidized surface. This is the
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Early 20th Century American Garden Ornaments

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Stone

Mounted "Butler's Ball" or "Gazing Ball"- Discreet Gaze
Located in New York, NY
, typically a large Mercury Glass (stainless steel) sphere elegantly perched upon a finely turned wooden base
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21st Century and Contemporary American Victorian Mounted Objects

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Stainless Steel

Golden Mercury Glass Sphere
Located in Milan, IT
Golden Mercury Glass Sphere mounted on a 19th century wood base
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Antique Late 19th Century Italian Mounted Objects

Golden Mercury Glass Sphere
Golden Mercury Glass Sphere
H 32.68 in Dm 21.26 in
A Group of 3 Large Mercury Glass Spheres on stands
Located in Hollywood, FL
mercury glass orbs on bases- one piece
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20th Century American Tableware

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Mercury Glass

Mercury Glass Lamp
Located in Stamford, CT
Mercury glass sphere on chrome base
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Vintage 1960s American Table Lamps

Mercury Glass Lamp
Mercury Glass Lamp
H 27 in Dm 14 in
Mercury Glass Vases
Located in New York, NY
Antique hand-blown silver-green mercury glass vases. One is sphere form and the other is vase form
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20th Century American Glass

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Blown Glass, Glass

Pair of Vintage Art Deco Mercury Glass Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Monumental pair of vintage mercury glass lamps. The mercury spheres have a wave motif in brown with
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Vintage 1940s Unknown Table Lamps

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Mercury Glass

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1950s Silver Mercury Glass Bowl Style Luis Barragan Mexico
By Luis Barragan
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1950s Hand-blown small silver Mercury Glass Bowl Made in Mexico In the Style of Luis Barragan. 4.5 h x 8 diameter Preowned vintage condition Plenty of wear faded areas. Original with...
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Vintage 1950s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls

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Mercury Glass

Mexican Modernism Mercury Glass Table Lamp
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Circa 1970, Made in Mexico we offer this Mercury glass table lamp.
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Vintage 1970s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Art Glass

Mexican Modernism Mercury Glass Table Lamp
Mexican Modernism Mercury Glass Table Lamp
H 34.65 in W 15.75 in D 15.75 in
Mexican Modernism Big Size Mercury Glass Flower Vase
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Circa 1950, Made in Mexico we offer this Giant mercury glass flower vase. Over the style of the Mercury Glass pieces that Luis Barragan includes in the decoration of his houses in Mé...
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Vintage 1950s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Vases

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Art Glass

Original Art Deco Credenza, Mexico, 1930s
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Circa 1930, We offer this Original Mexican Art Deco Credenza. Made in solid pine wood. This piece represents the pure Mexican art deco of the 30's.
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Vintage 1930s Mexican Art Deco Credenzas

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Pine

Original Art Deco Credenza, Mexico, 1930s
Original Art Deco Credenza, Mexico, 1930s
H 39.77 in W 69.69 in D 22.05 in
Mexican Midcentury Serving Cart
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
We offer this Mexican Midcentury Serving Cart. Two levels, solid walnut structure wood and brass, include ice bucket and dishes, recently refinished, circa 1970s,
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Vintage 1970s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces

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Walnut

Mexican Midcentury Serving Cart
Mexican Midcentury Serving Cart
H 31.89 in W 16.93 in D 26.38 in
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How Much is a Mercury Glass Sphere?

Prices for a mercury glass sphere can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $211 and can go as high as $174,500, while the average can fetch as much as $2,811.
Questions About Mercury Glass Sphere
  • 1stDibs ExpertOctober 19, 2021
    Mercury glass, often known as "silvered glass," is an antique decorative art glass made by glassmakers in Bohemia (now the Czech Republic), England and America from the mid-nineteenth century to the early twentieth century. These are blown glass artworks with hollow interiors, the majority of which are double-walled.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    Mercury glass is blown, silvered and then painted with artistic designs. It brings an essence of vintage charm to the aesthetic, perfect for pieces like Christmas ornaments. Shop a range of antique and vintage mercury glass Christmas ornaments on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    To tell if mercury glass is real, look for double glass walls that have a silvering solution poured in between to create a mottled effect. Shop a large collection of Mercury glass items from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.